# 117-hr-6224: Fix the Unemployment Backlogs Act

117-hr-6224, Fix the Unemployment Backlogs Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6224
- Congress: 117
- Title: Fix the Unemployment Backlogs Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2021-12-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fix the Unemployment Backlogs Act This bill suspends federal payments for the administration of unemployment compensation to states that have more than 45,000 unprocessed unemployment claims. These payments must remain suspended until the Department of Labor determines that the number of unprocessed unemployment claims in the state has been reduced to zero.

## Related bills

- 117-hr-5545: REMOTE Act
- 117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
- 117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-6224 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6224)

## Related
- [117-hr-5545: REMOTE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5545)
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7791)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6224 (as of 2025-11-18).